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Shattered Rose: Winsor Series, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Tammy L. Gray (Author), Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)
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"For any girl who has struggled to love herself." (Tammy L. Gray)

Avery Nichols knows how to wear the mask. Perfect student, perfect daughter, and perfect friend. Nobody would ever guess that inside, Avery is a prisoner to her own self-loathing.

Then she meets him...and everything changes.

Handsome, charming, and self-assured, Jake Matthews sweeps Avery off her feet in an effortless fashion. Avery knows Jake is everything she needs and all she has ever wanted.

She would destroy herself to be loved by him...until he walks away.

Broken and lost, Avery meets Parker. His genuine, caring nature reaches past the mask, and the shattered pieces of her heart slowly begin to heal. But just when Avery starts to feel whole again, she faces the impossible truth.

Jake never really left.

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  1. Listening Length
    12 hours and 33 minutes
  2. Author
    Tammy L. Gray
  3. Narrator
    Amy Melissa Bentley
  4. Audible release date
    February 28, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  7. ASIN
    B07NS51NDN
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 12 hours and 33 minutes
Author Tammy L. Gray
Narrator Amy Melissa Bentley
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date February 28, 2019
Publisher Tantor Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07NS51NDN
Best Sellers Rank #297,427 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#2,824 in Christian Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#6,126 in Contemporary Christian Romance
#23,262 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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Secretly Adorkable Readers
5.0 out of 5 stars A clean teen romance facing real teen issues, a must read for the whole family!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2014
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loved it! This series is best for teen issues & parents of teens & YA. Very inspirational & uplifting with a very clean romance with a love triangle Avery, Jake & Parker. Also, this is an Amazon Freebie right now!

"Lord, I know there will be times in her life when she feels lost and broken. I pray in her weakness that you become her strength..."

Wow, every chapter ends with a prayer of the subject of that chapter. Avery faces a disease called bulimia because she was always told to she was fat when she was younger or not pretty enough. She replaces food by running but when she hits rock bottom, she has the craving of eating and throwing it all up again.

"Numbness stretched over my shaking body, leaving me cold and empty. If only it would reach my mind, consumed still with my thoughts of him. Thoughts frozen in permanent rewind, reminding me over and over again of how much I had failed." ~ Avery

Avery is in college and moves in with her roommates which she will face challenges and temptations and choices to overcome more obstacles over the once she already faces each day.

Falling in love, heartbreak, depression, temptations

"You said you were flawed and damaged, but my love, we all are. The storms in your life don't make you less than perfect; they make you beautiful and full of character, with the ability to use all you've learned to impact the rest of the world." ~Parker

Avery has always had a choice, but will she see the truth that is in front of her or will her temptations lead her astray?

"You never lost me," he said sweetly as he wiped the tears from my face. "You just had to finally open your eyes before you could find me."

I fell in love with both Jake and Parker and even though both are in Avery's life, she needs to choose. First, she needs to accept someone else in her life and make a change before it is too late.
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BandMom2026
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Story Every Teenage Girl Should Read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2014
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I devoured this book! It was an awesome debut novel by T.L. Gray and makes me proud to soon be a part of the self-publishing family. I so enjoyed this book that I purchased the second one at 3a.m. last night and can't wait to get started on it!

Cons: Starting with the cons because I only had one. The writing definitely needs a good editing by someone. Maybe it's because I'm on the editing phase of my own book, but I stumbled many times over errors, i.e. worse was used when it should have been worst. It was nothing major, but certainly enough that I think it needs to be cleaned up and revised. With clean editing, this book would have received five stars from me.

Pros: Where to start. Being old enough that I have children Avery's age, I was still able to dig back into my memories and remember what it was like in college, trying to be accepted and feeling self-conscious about my weight. I think the author did a great job depicting the struggle that so many young girls have these days: self-image, being drawn to the boys who hurt us, drinking, balancing social life with school, pre-marital sex, relationship with parents, and staying connected with God through it all. I really liked Avery and felt and immediate connection with her. Although I have no experience with eating disorders, I felt like I have a better understanding now of what it must be like to live with one. I absolutely loved Parker, but who wouldn't! I felt his pain, his confusion, and his love for Avery. I was also very drawn to Jake, despite how hurtful he was towards Avery. There's a real story there behind his unwillingness to commit to a relationship, some of which the author touches on in Shattered Rose. I can't wait to read his story later!

I would recommend this book to teens, young adults, really anyone! Great message and storyline with believable characters living with real struggles.
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P. Blevins
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome book
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2015
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Shattered Rose is book 1 in the Winsor series by T.L.Gray. It took me a little bit to get into the book but once into it, it was good. The characters evolve as you read the book and become fully developed at a slower pace than in some other books; but since Avery is trying to find out who she is, slow works.
Avery is a sophomore at Winsor college majoring in engineering. She is a shy girl who hasn’t made her mark on college yet. She didn’t date in high school due to her weight and her desire to get good grades to get into a good college and make her parents proud of their “smart” girl. For Avery, Winsor is a great college because it is near Ashville, North Carolina which is nine hours from home. Maybe moving into an apartment this year will help her find out who she is and what she really wants.
She has two roommates, Kaitlyn Isadora Summers “Izzy” and Naomi Bennett who is away as an exchange student to Portugal this year. Her unofficial and occasional roommate is Izzy’z cousin Jake who is very protective of Izzy and so far has kept her out of serious trouble. Since her parents helped him when his mother died, he feels he owes it to them to look after Izzy. He and Izzy act more like brother and sister as they fight and argue their way through the semester. Izzy is rebellious and wild. She drinks heavily and goes through boys like liquor.
When Avery and Jake meet and sparks fly between them, Izzy is quick to warn Avery that Jake is a “love em and leave em” kind of guy and not to take him seriously. Since Avery was on work study and had hours of lab work to do as well as her classwork, she is sure that won’t happen; besides, who would look at her? Obviously Jake sees something; but what? Izzy pulls her to party after party and Avery’s grades start to show it. Her advisor tells her she needs to retake Thermodynamics for a better grade and get her other grades up before she loses her scholarship.
Why doesn’t Avery tell her life secret to Jake or Izzy? Who does she tell and how does he react? Does Izzy take her rebellion too far? It is a great book to find the answers in.
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Brittni
5.0 out of 5 stars Real and Raw Story
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2019
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I was intrigued with this book the moment I read the summary. So much of it hit home and I felt the need to read Avery's story to help me process my own. I loved how Tammy interweaved Christian values and beliefs throughout the book in the prayers before each chapter, as well as through each character's development. The end message was beautiful and has given me a revival I knew I needed but wasn't able to access on my own. I wish more YA and relationship novels were written in this way and with similar themes and values, because our society is lacking in this area and people are becoming lost in the darkness...Tammy, thank you for bringing some light into this world through your words and characters 💛
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TamiR
5.0 out of 5 stars A great use of 383 pages!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2019
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I found about this author from one of my favourite book reviewers (Iola). But I'm usually a bit reluctant to bite the bullet and purchase a book by an author I haven't read before, especially one with a synopsis that did little to pique my interest. I'm usually happy to try a free sample and that was what this was. It turned out to be one of my favourite reads in the past few months.

Although the first couple of chapters came off as cliche young adult type fiction, the book very quickly became more and more intriguing, and I was engaged to the last page. I finished it all in one sitting! It's well-paced with a great story arch. I loved it. I give t 4.7 stars.

It would have come across as a bit too light on the spiritual fare but is anchored by the beautiful prayers at the start of each chapter. I have never really got the 'pray for your future spouse' idea until reading these. Very touching and so apt. This is not a strait-laced book touting pious perfection, but is very realistic is so many ways and I can imagine making a lot of the same decisions the characters did. And in fact, I think Avery's reactions and yo-yo-ing between Jake and Parker is such a great metaphor for life's struggles and is a great representation of the universal battle of good vs evil.

Parker's angle is a bit more complex though. It was great that he didn't let their physical relationship go off the deep end, but one has to question his long-term plan. Was he going to get 'unequally' yoked and pray she'd come round in time? Also, he put himself in compromising situations so many times it started to get old. At least, he didn't hide behind a missionary dating lie, because there was little evangelising being done and it was clear he just really liked Avery. :-D

Thanks to Ms Gray for free access to this book. I look forward to getting the others in the series as well as her other books.
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Nidhya
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Read for all youth!
Reviewed in India on March 5, 2017
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One of the Best books and most Relevant Christian Romance fiction I've ever come across. The plot is simple yet brilliant and the characters are so real! Avery is a character who I can totally relate to. Beautiful writing. It indeed makes one believe wholeheartedly in Pure Love as described in 1 Corinthians 13:13.
Definitely an eye-opener to all those young adults who are confused about how to differentiate between love, lust and Youthful passions. As described by others it is clean romance. A book that is enlightening and a story that I will cherish for a lifetime.
It is also the first book I read on Amazon Kindle. Loved the experience. 😊
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dizzy_izzy
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!
Reviewed in Australia on July 19, 2016
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I haven't read in over 2 weeks as there was nothing that caught my eye.
But i am very glad i came across this amazing story. I definitely would recommend this one and am glad you wrote it with so much love and power.
Will definitely be reading all of your books.
Thank you for keeping me company while i am sick.
Best book!! Xoxo
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Fawn
4.0 out of 5 stars Shattered Rose
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2023
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I didn't like the prayers at the beginning of each chapter as I'm not a religious person and didn't expect this story to be a Christian Romance. I read the blurb and thought it was going to be a regular love triangle which is one of my favourites to read. I felt very sympathetic towards Avery and her eating disorder and hated Jake at the way he blew hot and cold with her that had her spiralling back to eating problem. Jake and Issy were both users I know they had issues which made them like that but that didn't make me empathetic towards them.
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